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Cops Severely Beat 70-Year-old Man During a Diabetic Attack Because They Thought He Was Drunk

When dealing with police, the average
person is always guilty until proven innocent. Apparently this rule
even applies to senior citizens who are experiencing medical
emergencies.

On January 4th of this year in San Antonio a 70-year old diabetic was brutally assaulted by police at a traffic stop because
they had suspected him of being drunk. However, the man was not drunk,
but was actually feeling ill and experiencing a diabetic attack.

70 year old Thomas Mathieu was spotted by police while he was stopped in a turn lane, and they immediately thought the worst.

When they approached the vehicle, Thomas was not speaking coherently
and seemed very tired, but according to witnesses was showing textbook
symptoms of a diabetic experiencing blood pressure issues.

The police unfortunately waited to check whether or not the man was a
diabetic, until after they thoroughly stomped him into the ground,
causing injuries to his face, head, arms, and torso. Thomas also had
three of his ribs broken in the scuffle.

He said the last thing that he could remember was pulling over to the
side of the road because he felt that his blood sugar level was getting
low.

Mathieu said that, “I don’t know what happened from there on, I woke up with my face in the ground.”
“I know officers are trained how to deal with diabetic situations but apparently there was no recognition of that situation here,” he added.

The story has actually received some local media coverage, because a member of this mans family is a local reporter for “News 4 San Antonio“.

The officers claim that they were merely trying to get the poor man
out of the drivers seat, however, the dash cam footage shows that
Mathieu posed no threat to other drovers. The footage showed that as
soon as police did not receive immediate obedience from Mr. Mathieu,
they became hostile and aggressive to the point of a blind a rage.

After dragging the poor man off camera, one officer can be heard saying “Why were you sleeping behind the wheel, sir? And when we asked you to get out you didn’t get out. Why?”

An internal investigation determined that excessive force was not used by the officers and they were cleared of any charges.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-beat-diabet-dash-cam-medical-emergency/#wHQIog2d52w8ULOx.99

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